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Chai Sugar Cookies

September 3, 2019

Chai lovers - these Chai Sugar Cookies are for you! Because all that wondefully rich, warm, aromatic spice of a chai tea latte is absolutely fabulous in sugar cookie form, too.CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER

I have a total love for cardamom. There's just something about its strong, distinctive florally flavor I adore.

And when cardamom is mixed with the also-fabulous flavors of cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, and cloves in a chai tea latte? It's a little bit of heaven on Earth for me.

Drinking chai tea lattes is how my love for cardamom began. I'm not a coffee drinker, so when I would meet a coworker for coffee back in my corporate days, finding something to drink was a bit of a challenge. And I couldn't exactly have coffee shop meetings sitting there drinking nothing - that would be just a bit weird and awkward, don't you think?

All that wondefully rich, warm, aromatic spice of a chai tea latte is also absolutely fabulous in sugar cookie form.

So in working my way through the tea offerings on the coffee shop menu, I stumbled across chai one day. And immediately fell in love.

The flavors of chai are just so rich, warm, and aromatic. And that spice in there that's kind of hard to place? - Well, that's probably cardamom.

And let me tell you, all that wondefully rich, warm, aromatic spice of a chai tea latte is also absolutely fabulous in sugar cookie form.

To make a batch of Chai Sugar Cookies, you start with all the same-ol'-same-ol' stuff you'd think of for a sugar cookie - butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda. The standard cookie ingredient kind of stuff.

But then you add this wonderful combination of spices that makes chai chai - cinnamon, cloves, a touch of black pepper, and my absolute favorite ... cardamom.

If you're not familiar with chai, the spice combination may sound strange. But trust me, it's delicious. Distinctive and hard to describe ... but delicious.

There's also a little bit of cream of tartar in the dough. Cream of tartar works with the recipe's baking soda to bring the cookies' rise, and helps form Chai Sugar Cookies' distinctive crackled tops. In addition, cream of tartar helps create these cookies' tender texture.

Once the dough is mixed, chill it for a bit in the refrigerator. The chill time prevents the cookies from spreading during baking so they bake up a bit thick and stay tender.

If you're not familiar with chai, the spice combination may sound strange. But trust me, it's delicious. Distinctive and hard to describe ... but delicious.

Once chilled, roll the dough into little balls, and dip each dough ball in granulated sugar.

Then bake them up until they've flattened out a good bit but are still puffy, and are just beginning to get very lightly browned in spots.

These cookies bake up pretty quickly - just 6 to 8 minutes in the oven. Be careful not to overbake them, so they keep their soft, tender texture.

Then get ready to dive into the deliciousness and enjoy!

Perhaps with a cup of chai tea? Or would that be too much? Well, for this chai spice lover, there's never too much chai!

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Hi! I'm Tracey, & I'm having fun with home cooking, one recipe at a time! A former businesswoman & teacher turned blogger & Mom, I love my latest career best. Join in the fun as I share tried-&-true recipes for the everyday home cook.